Believe it or not some people have the rotten luck of getting caught, DUI, behind the wheel multiple occasions. It has been my experience that a person getting his or her first DUI may expect several visits to the local jail for a breath exam. The second, third or fourth time complicate the resolution of the case. It gets harder and harder to present an innocent defense when the client falls to the insidious breathalyzer.

Oklahoma DUI Criminal Penalties

In Oklahoma, you can have charges filed against you in City or District Court for DUI, DWI or APC:

DUI is Driving Under the Influence of an alcoholic beverage or drugs and is normally noted by a breath alcohol content of .08 or more. More than six beers or mixed drinks consumed at the rate of every 15 minutes. If you consume one ounce of 80 proof alcohol per hour then the net B.A.C. (blood alcohol content) will generally be in the zero range.

DWI is Driving While Impaired and is recognized as a breath test of .06 or .07. Your drivers license will be suspended for 30 days and you will have to pay big bucks for reinstatement and DUI schools.

APC is Actual Physical Control. Oklahoma has no ‘safe harbor’provision – that is if you pull over to sleep it off, you are still guilty ofAPC if you are intoxicated and in control of your vehicle even if it is not running. For example, if the keys are within reach and you are behind the wheel, you are toast! Put the keys outside of the car and you can saw logs to your heart’s content, be sure to draw a map where you hid the keys or you may face a long walk when you wake up with a bad hangover.

First time county charge: 10 days to 1 year in County jail. Court Costs, minimum $750.00, fines up to $1,000 and extra fees related to mental health, Prosecutor Fees, Sheriff Fees, and many other fees, expect to pay $500 in extra fees.

Felonies range from: 1-20 years in the State penitentiary and fines up to $5,000. Normally jail time related to multiple offenses beginning with 60 days mandatory.

An accident resulting in death can generate a Manslaughter charge, which carries up to Life in the penitentiary. Please don’t kill anybody, it ruins everybody’s day.

A first time DUI with a child in the car can be charged as a Felony and up to 4 years in the penitentiary.

These are the basic criminal DUI penalties. Prior convictions, accidents with injures, high breath/blood alcohol can result additional penalties. The above listing is merely a starting point and is by no means all-inclusive.

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